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loess
[ loh-es, les, luhs ]
noun
- a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
loess
/ lœs; ˈləʊɪs; ləʊˈɛsɪəl /
noun
- a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind
loess
/ lō′əs,lĕs,lŭs /
- A very fine grained silt or clay, thought to have formed as the result of grinding by glaciers and to have been deposited by the wind. Most loess is believed to have originated during the Pleistocene Epoch from areas of land covered by glaciers and from desert surfaces.
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Derived Forms
- loessial, adjective
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Other Words From
- lo·essi·al lo·essal adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of loess1
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Example Sentences
Those nutrients come from organic matter and underlying loess.
Benches cut out of the loess were found in both kitchen and sleeping-room.
When the loess soil was of fair depth cultivation may have gone on for many years without fertilizers of any sort.
They are situated by preference on the loess terraces of the streams and rivers, near enough to the water for boat communication.
They were a peaceful folk settling by preference, though not exclusively, in the loess districts, as at Grosgartach.
It is now generally agreed that all typical loess is wind blown.
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